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害羞 (hài xiū): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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害羞 (hài xiū): Shy (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

害羞 consists of 2 characters.

harm, damage, injury

shame, embarrassment

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 害羞.

发生fā shēnghappen
付款fù kuǎnpay a sum of money
部分bù fenpart; section; portion
管理guǎn lǐto supervise
保证bǎo zhèngguarantee
得意dé yìproud of oneself
获得huò déobtain; win
表格biǎo géform; table
包子bāo zibao zi [steamed stuffed bun]
成功chéng gōngsuccess; successful
即使jí shǐeven if
吃惊chī jīngto be startled

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 害羞.

Words with 害

害怕hài pàHSK 3
厉害lì haiHSK 4
伤害shāng hài
侵害qīn hài
利害lì hài
危害wēi hài
受害shòu hài
妨害fáng hài

Words with 羞

羞愧xiū kuì
羞耻xiū chǐ
恼羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nù

How to Use 害羞 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 害羞 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith笑

hài害

xiū羞

de地

xiào笑

neutral

smile shyly

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

hài害

xiū羞

Adjective + Nounwith孩子

hài害

xiū羞

de的

hái孩

zi子

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

hài害

xiū羞

neutral

very shy

Example Sentences with 害羞

tā他

hài害

xiū羞

dì地

xiào笑

le了

。

neutral

feel shy

neutral

shy child

He smiled shyly.

Nà那

ge个

hài害

xiū羞

de的

nǚ女

hái孩

bù不

gǎn敢

zài在

dà大

jiā家

miàn面

qián前

shuō说

huà话

。

That shy girl doesn't dare to speak in front of everyone.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

shàng上

fā发

yán言

shí时

，

tā他

yì一

diǎn点

ér儿

yě也

bú不

hài害

xiū羞

。

He is not shy at all when speaking at formal meetings.

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nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zài在

mò陌

shēng生

rén人

miàn面

qián前

zǒng总

shì是

zhè这

me么

hài害

xiū羞

ne呢

？

Why are you always so shy in front of strangers?

zài在

hěn很

duō多

rén人

miàn面

qián前

shuō说

huà话

，

tā

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

xìng性

gé格

hài害

xiū羞

，

dàn但

zài在

bān颁

jiǎng奖

diǎn典

lǐ礼

shàng上

，

huò获

jiǎng奖

zhě

suī虽

rán然

hài害

xiū羞

，

tā他

hái还

shì是

gǔ鼓

tā她

hài害

xiū羞

dì地

jù拒

jué绝

le了

péng朋

yǒu友

她

huì会

gǎn感

dào到

hài害

xiū羞

。

She feels shy when speaking in front of many people.

gōng

工

zuò作

néng能

lì力

què却

fēi非

cháng常

chū出

sè色

。

Although he has a shy personality, his work ability is outstanding.

者

fā发

biǎo表

le了

hài害

xiū羞

dàn但

zhēn真

chéng诚

de的

gǎn感

yán言

。

At the awards ceremony, the winner gave a shy but sincere speech.

qǐ

起

yǒng勇

qì气

xiàng向

lǎo老

shī师

tí提

wèn问

。

Although shy, he mustered up the courage to ask the teacher a question.

de

的

yāo邀

qǐng请

，

xiǎng想

yí一

gè个

rén人

dài待

zhe着

。

She shyly declined her friend's invitation, wanting to be alone.